Star Store

Sen. Mark Montigny is pushing for the unspent budget for UMass Dartmouth’s operation of the Star Store in New Bedford to go to students impacted by its closure.

The New Bedford Dry Goods Company opened Star Store at 715 Purchase Street at the corner of Union Street in 1844. As New Bedford grew, so grew the Star Store.

Sen. Mark Montigny is asking for Governor Maura Healey to step in and save UMass Dartmouth’s Star Store campus in downtown New Bedford.

UMass Dartmouth is pulling classes from the historic Star Store in downtown New Bedford, effective immediately, after the state budget eliminated funding.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane discusses the Star Store purchase and the impending OUI trial of Ward 3 City Councilor Hugh Dunn.

With a vote to formally endorse the Massachusetts FY23 budget slated for Monday afternoon, state legislators will also be approving an amendment to purchase the Star Store in New Bedford — for just $1.

It's still unclear whether the Dartmouth School Committee will follow the will of the voters or move to change the logo, said New Bedford Light's Jack Spillane.